Warriors go head to head

The blitzing speed of several key Warriors stars has been shown off in a video shot during a training session held yesterday.

The team are now into their second week of training for 2016 as they count down to the NRL Auckland Nines which kicks off on February 6.

During the training, star players Shaun Johnson, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Konrad Hurrell and Issac Luke went head-to head in a speed session.

Johnson broke his ankle and tore ligaments in a late season clash with Manly last year, after getting his leg trapped under defender.

He's been out of the game since then and the Warriors struggled without him during the 2015 season.

The video reveals he's on track with his recovery and ready for a strong 2016.

"I'm training pretty much full sessions," he told the Herald during an interview last week,"[There is] just a bit of the contact stuff I am not doing at the moment but that will start happening over the next couple of weeks."

Long-suffering fans have their hopes high for the Warriors after the 2015 season turned into a nightmare.

After climbing into fourth spot heading into round 19 a record-equalling eight straight losses saw them crash out of the finals race.

The two victories came in a last-second round nine win over the Sharks, thanks to a brilliant last-second individual try to Shaun Johnson, and in the dominant, but ultimately misleading, 28-14 round 18 win over the Storm.

The other seven wins of the season came against teams in the bottom half of the ladder, against the Raiders x 2 (10th), Eels x 2 (12th), Wests Tigers (15th), Knights (16th), and Titans (14th).